Collateral damage

Population Total). These surprising statistics are due in part to the drug war, which has only resulted in the increase of illicit drugs and the mass incarceration of American citizens. The action America takes may affect the future in ways that could damage families across this once great land in a very similar way the American Prohibition did so long ago. Drug abuse as a result should be decriminalized, as otherwise innocent people are spending countless years of their lives being judged by…

help reduce collateral damage and civilian casualties by making the weapons more precise. An example of this is in World War II, it took 108 B-17s dropping 648 bombs to destroy a target. In the Vietnam War, a similar target required 176 bombs. Now, only a few precision guided missiles can easily accomplish the same task, and do it more precisely (Maine). This shows that advancements in weapons have reduced the amount of weapons needed to be produced and the amount of collateral damage. Also,…

Coal is used around the world as one of the most popular energy sources. It is used in multiple different ways such as, most of the energy used in the United States and used in large quantities in factories to run machines (.orrg). Though coal is used in everyday life without even being known most of the time, it doesn’t mean that it will always be around. Coal is known are a nonrenewable source, which an energy source that once it is depleted it will take thousands of years to rebuild because…

Athletes are fully aware of the physical hardship any sport can have on the human body. The hours of extensive training cannot prevent an injury. Repetitive stress or a blunt trauma to the elbow can damage the Ulna Collateral Ligament (UCL) requiring surgery. The reconstructive surgery, named after Tommy John a major league pitcher, repairs the damaged ligament. The demanding procedure requires the skill of a highly professional orthopedic surgeon. The Development of the UCL Injury The UCL…

There is no doubt that one of the issues that brought more challenges to the health professionals is the issue of the dual diagnosis. This in some way brought as a result that the individual who has been diagnosed with a mental illness and an addiction to substance will run in the danger of be immersed in some kind of addiction to the medicaments that will be prescribed to solve their substances addiction or mental illness. And as you states in your post that “It takes trained professionals to…

Many will argue that the eradication of the buffalo was necessary in order to populate the territories and bring in cattle, and of course remove the Indians from their lands. Others will say that the Indian and the buffalo were simply collateral damage in the greater good of moving forward. If the Indians and buffalo had not been removed the US would look very different today. The US most likely would not be the grand nation that it is. Killing animals for fun or for no reason at all would…

inflammatory bowel diseases might need some drugs treatment such as anti diarrheal, immunosuppressant or anti inflammatory drugs depending on what types of problem they have. The inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn’s might need surgical resection to remove the damage area. As for the medical nutrition treatment of Crohn’s disease, depending on the patient’s situation they might need to have high caloric, high protein diet, enteral supplement and multivitamin. For Ulcerative Colitis patient for the…

Author: Anabel Rotger Based on the information obtained from the textbook in chapter 6, I decided to select an article related to negligence and medical malpractice. I found this article in nj.com dated September 15, 2016. It is about former Bergen County, New Jersey prosecutor John Molinelli is suing the Hackensack University Medical Group Urology Department, his urologist and other members of the urology department such as unnamed nurses and doctors for misdiagnosis and lack of treatment back…

the unfortunate and rapid deterioration of the mental health of his client and friend Walter McMillian following his release from death row. Mental illness resulting from wrongful imprisonment on death row stands as a deplorable and preventable collateral consequence of the negligence of the judicial system. The trauma of the death row experience as an innocent man sparks Walter’s symptoms of anxiety and dementia. Walter’s newly won freedom is initially blissful and long-deserved; however, his…

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four main ligaments within the knee that connect the femur to the tibia. The knee is basically a hinged joint that is held together by the medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL runs diagonally in the middle of the knee, preventing the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur, as well as providing rotational stability to the…